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Guest
Tue 10 Jan, 2012 18:07

Re: PVC EPs Make Sense?
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The inexpensive (yeah, figure $30+/gallon retail) amber resin thats available in the US is quite viscous.  No way it flows well at 20C.  Even at 100F its still rather thick and working with resin this hot causes issues because it noticeably limits pot life (maybe 10 minutes working time).

The thinner is usually cheaper than the resin which makes it economical and now you don't have to worry about heating anything.  Just thin it in a separate can and use it out of that one any time you want and you're good to go.  A gallon of thinner will thin 5-7 gallons of resin to where they flow well at any reasonable temperature and being less expensive it extends the coverage as the thinner also cures hard like the resin and does not evaporate.  Its reactive styrene plastic. There is already some of this stuff in resin as a viscosity modifier.  You're just adding a bit more to thin further.

The thinner will slightly compromise mechanical strength of the cured resin but we're still talking in the many thousands of PSI range where maybe even 100PSI would be plenty for resin for making orgonite.

Sure, if you can buy resin thin enough to suit your needs, fine.   Whats available at retail certainly in the US doesn't meet this criterion.  If buying by the drum perhaps you can strike a good deal but there aren't many orgonite tossers who can either afford to do this or even have a place to store and work with a drum of resin if they could.  I sure don't.  I wish I did though.

Like everything else, the thinner is a viable option and its use is based upon personal need.